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Giving Obama credit for Robert Gates as Secretary Of Defense is overlooking a few things.
by waterlesscloud 16y ago
Giving Obama credit for Robert Gates as Secretary Of Defense is overlooking a few things.
- poet 16y agoWhat, like the fact that he didn't replace Gates like had been done with almost every single Secretary Of Defense in the past? Note how in recent years new presidents typically have appointed a new SoD [1]. Not replacing Gates was a de facto appointment. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense#List_of_Secretaries_of_Defense http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defe...
- CamperBob 16y agoIs it typical to replace a SecDef during wartime, though, if the SecDef is otherwise doing an OK job?